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St. Patrick’s Day brings with it the combination of alcohol and celebratory festivities. However, this combination also leads to serious injuries. State police in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey are on the lookout for serious accidents that are likely to happen due to the holiday. They are conducting patrols and checkpoints to prevent injuries before […]

For most of us, winter means hot chocolate, days off work, and building snowmen with our loved ones. However, for many construction workers, winter often brings compromised safety conditions. These conditions create higher risks for experiencing an injury or fatality on the job. Since construction workers often work outside, freezing temperatures may also contribute to […]

Heavy vehicles moving at quick speeds have the capability to cause serious injury or even fatality. They are innately dangerous. Despite the efforts of safety lobbyists for the federal government to require trucks to set their speed limiter devices to 65 mph, the last two presidential administrations have failed to act. Lobbyists led by the […]

Dangerous drivers put everyone on the road at risk. Drivers who engage in certain types of behavior or are not prepared behind the wheel can cause accidents. Other drivers should be wary of the following types of dangerous drivers: Distracted Drivers Drivers looking at their cell phone, putting on makeup, or looking at GPS devices […]

There is currently no law in New Jersey that specifically bans video chatting while driving. Some lawmakers are calling this a loophole in the hands-free law currently in place, which bans the use of hand-held devices while driving. Talking on the phone hands-free while driving is currently legal in New Jersey, but the law does […]

City officials have labeled Sister Jean’s Kitchen, a charity located in a 163-year-old church in Atlantic City, as unsafe. The charity, which is decades old, has been forced to vacate the premises. Though the non-profit originally planned to relocate, such plans have fallen through, leaving individuals without another option for where to move it. Hurricane […]

For employers and their workforce, chemical safety is paramount. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) estimates that American workers handle thousands of chemical products daily. Ensuring that a stringent safety protocol is in place is each company’s responsibility so that workers have the needed safety and understanding of the products they use while on […]

Slipping and falling on your own property is one thing, but when you have a slip and fall accident on someone else’s property, that is when things get complicated. If you have sustained an injury, and the injury was caused by negligence on the part of the property owner, you may have grounds for a […]

States legalizing recreational marijuana use may be first considering the positive impact of decriminalizing a drug that has led to arrests and jailtime. They may not be considering an unintended consequence; an increase in car accidents. In a recent study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the Highway Loss Data Institute, researchers […]

If you are a trucker on a long-haul route, you may be tempted to resort to any measure necessary to stay awake during your shift and get to your destination safely and on time. In 2016, almost 4,000 people were fatally injured in accidents involving trucks in the United States. Statistics show that the most dangerous […]